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Eat Streets: The hidden gem of Burnaby Heights

Article content Exploring the restaurants that bring Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods to life. If food lovers in the Lower Mainland know Burnaby Heights, it’s probably because of Anton’s, a pasta restaurant at 4260 East Hastings St. that’s renowned for its giant...

May 7, 2026 | Local

Campfires to be prohibited in B.C.’s coastal region

Campfires will be prohibited across the Coastal Fire Centre region as of 12 p.m. Thursday, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) announced on Tuesday. The ban applies to any open fire “not exceeding 2 m in height and 3 m in...

May 6, 2026 | Local

Community gathers in Vancouver’s Grandview Park for Red Dress Day

Grandview Park was filled with red Tuesday as the community gathered to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people by hanging dresses from trees and fences. May 5 is known across Canada as Red Dress Day, which...

May 6, 2026 | Local

Vancouver mayor pushes motion to block proposed overdose prevention site

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said Tuesday he was moving an “urgent” motion to block a proposed overdose prevention site at 900 Helmcken Street. The mayor said he will direct city staff at Tuesday’s council meeting to “use all tools available”...

May 6, 2026 | Local

Monday’s Surrey killing ‘targeted incident’: Homicide investigators

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says the fatal shooting on Monday at a Surrey business complex is believed to be targeted. Investigators add that the victim was a “man in his 30s who was at his place of work...

May 6, 2026 | Local

Police investigate overnight homicide in Kamloops

Police say one person has been killed in a shooting in Kamloops. Mounties have not released any information on the circumstances surrounding the shooting, only noting that the case is being investigated as a homicide. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO...

May 6, 2026 | Local

Break-in temporarily closes Vancouver pancake café

It was a shocking sight for the team at Fuwa Fuwa All Day Breakfast when they arrived at work on Monday morning to find the glass on their front door had been smashed out. The spot on Robson Street, known...

May 6, 2026 | Local

2026 NHL Draft Lottery Primer: Will the Vancouver Canucks pick first overall?

While the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, focus will turn for a short while on Tuesday evening to the non-playoff teams as the Draft Lottery goes down at the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, N.J. The future of these less fortunate...

May 6, 2026 | Local

Daylight Surrey shooting victim was man in 30s at work: homicide investigators

Police have shared more details about the victim targeted in a fatal daylight shooting in Surrey Monday afternoon. The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says the incident occurred at a building complex near the intersection of 130 Street and 76 Avenue...

May 6, 2026 | Local

Homelessness advocacy organizations battle the heat with community spirits

Community organizations are asking for more help from the city in supporting the most vulnerable population in Vancouver as the summer heat approaches. Nick Wells, the spokesperson for the Union Gospel Mission (UGM), says he wants to see the city...

May 6, 2026 | Local